What is Carbon ‘Insetting’?
Carbon ‘insetting’ refers to the practice of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within an organisation’s own value chain. The term differs from carbon ‘offsetting,’ which refers to purchasing and retiring emissions reductions that take place…
Is There Any Independent Oversight of Carbon Credits?
One of the key planks in the global raft of policies and measures designed to slow climate change is the voluntary carbon market – a system that involves companies investing in greenhouse gas (GHG)…
CORSIA & the Compliance Credit Market
Carbon markets under the United Nations came into being during the 1997 Kyoto Protocol era, with the UN’s so-called ‘flexible mechanisms’: international emissions trading, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI).
A Brief History of the UN Carbon Market
Carbon markets under the United Nations came into being during the 1997 Kyoto Protocol era, with the UN’s so-called ‘flexible mechanisms’: international emissions trading, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI).
How Are Emissions Reductions Measured?
As the old piece of wisdom goes: what cannot be measured cannot be managed. And carbon emissions are no exception.
EU Rolls Out Major Carbon Market Expansion by Including Shipping
EU regulators have brought greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping within the scope of its legally binding carbon market, in one of the most significant upgrades since its inception.
What Policies Do Countries Adopt to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
For many years, governments have deployed an array of policies to tackle climate change, ranging from direct legislation on vehicle efficiency standards to carbon taxes, emissions cap-and-trade systems…
What Are the Carbon Markets Under Article 6?
Most current carbon markets are regulated either by the countries or regions in which they operate, such as the EU, California or New Zealand, or by voluntary private sector coalitions…
What is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 countries in the French capital in 2015.